CareerPlan

Haven Certification Engineer

Long Beach, CAFull-time$86k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Develop and execute Verification and Validation (V&V) and Certification strategies for the first-ever fully private human-rated spacecraft (Haven Station) to ensure compliance through test, analysis, demonstration, and inspection.

Role type

Senior IC aerospace certification engineer

Builds

Human-rated space station systems and components

Domain

Aerospace / Human spaceflight

Required skills

Aerospace/Mechanical/Systems engineering, certification planning and execution, verification and validation (V&V), test and analysis reviews, requirements management, risk identification and mitigation, artifact database management, compliance matrix development

Preferred skills

NASA standards experience, commercial human spaceflight program support, flight readiness processes, responsible engineer experience, spacecraft systems knowledge

Technologies

Requirements management tools, artifact databases

Responsibilities

Track completion of certification requirements, maintain certification artifact databases, coordinate with internal stakeholders, support development of certification documentation and compliance matrices, identify certification risks and issues, participate in verification activities including test and analysis reviews, prepare certification evidence packages, drive closure across engineering teams, develop verification and validation plans, coordinate certification activities across systems engineering and mission operations, participate in vehicle level testing and demonstrations

Seniority

Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC